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black hole

[blak hohl] / ˈblæk ˈhoʊl /
NOUN
abyss
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Airline lost and found can be a black hole, as anyone who has left something in a seat back pocket, overhead bin, gate or anywhere at the airport really, knows too well.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Once these black hole seeds form, the simulations show that they can become surrounded by thick disks of dense gas.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

“She was a black hole, whose charm and guile belied her hatred of the world,” Inspector Yavuz concludes of Chana.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

“It’s a black hole in our knowledge,” said Pat Griffiths, spokesperson for the Red Cross in Jerusalem.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Only when she saw the steep stairway disappearing into a bottomless black hole did her courage forsake her for a moment.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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